Marge Gordonhttp://www.margegordon.net
Write it down and make it plainWed, 21 Dec 2016 23:06:26 +0000en-UShourly1Abiding in the Vinehttp://www.margegordon.net/abiding-in-the-vine/
http://www.margegordon.net/abiding-in-the-vine/#respondThu, 28 Apr 2016 05:09:49 +0000http://www.margegordon.net/?p=50386Secrets of the Vine by Bruce Wilkinson is a small book with a simple yet profound message about “abiding in the vine” as Jesus instructed. I was moved by the change the author made in his own life. His busy Christian life had left a bland taste—he had become an expert at serving God but somehow remained a novice at being His friend.

He made three simple commitments that changed his relationship with the Lord.

He got up each day at 5 a.m. to read the Bible.

He wrote a full page in a daily spiritual journal.

He learned to pray and seek Him until He found Him.

Wilkinson noted that those who achieved an intimacy with God were most often those who met with Him early, at the beginning of the day.

For a long time I had been stumbling around trying to make time for reading, praying and listening to His voice with little results. Recently, I determined to get up an hour earlier than I usually do, and follow the pattern Wilkinson described. So far, it has been good. I no longer have to end the day by apologizing to God for not having spent much time devoted to Him.

Care to join me in this new endeavor of “abiding in the vine”? Let me know how it goes.

In Jesus’ love, Marge

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http://www.margegordon.net/pass-it-on/#respondWed, 20 Apr 2016 05:52:48 +0000http://www.margegordon.net/?p=50361I received a thoughtful note from a friend who lives on the other side of the country. I had given Nita my copy of a book, I’m Proud of You:My Friendship with Mr. Rogers, by Tim Madigan, because so many qualities attributed to Mr. Rogers reminded me of her.

When I read a book that I own, I often make notes on the back page of jewels I want to remember or revisit. Nita knew this, and kindly returned that page to me with her note.

She added in her note, “your comparison between Mr. Rogers and myself was the highest of compliments. I have loved him for years. Once, while watching Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood with Carol, he spoke to a deep hurt in my life. I was never the same after that program. So, your choice of book for me was perfect.”

We would both have missed a blessing if I hadn’t responded to the urge to pass my book on.

Is there something you should pass along? It’s a joy to bless another..